LINGUIST List: Vol-27-3185. Fri Aug 05 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.
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Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:17:06
From: Rui Sousa-Silva [r.sousa-silva at sapo.pt]
Subject: 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists
Full Title: 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists
Short Title: IAFL Porto 2012
Date: 10-Jul-2017 - 14-Jul-2017
Location: Porto, Portugal
Contact Person: Rui Sousa-Silva
Meeting Email: iaflporto2017 at letras.up.pt
Web Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaflporto2017
Linguistic Field(s): Forensic Linguistics
Call Deadline: 31-Oct-2016
Meeting Description:
The University of Porto, in Portugal, will host the 13th Biennial Conference
of the International Association of Forensic Linguists on the theme of New
Challenges for Forensic Linguists. The conference, which is organised jointly
by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law, aims to engage the participants
in the debate of the new challenges for Forensic Linguists and Forensic
Linguistics, and will be held from 10 to 13 July 2017.
Call for Papers:
A second call for papers will be issued in November 2016 with a deadline of
mid-January 2017. We recommend that those who need to apply for a Visa or for
funding should submit their proposals during the first call so as to receive
an early confirmation of acceptance, although authors who submit abstracts
during the second call for papers will not be disadvantaged in any way.
We invite abstract submissions for papers, posters, and colloquia, in English
or in Portuguese, dealing with forensic linguistics / language and the law
including, but not limited to:
- Legal Languages
- Legal Discourse
- Language minorities and the legal system
- Law on language
- Linguistic evidence and investigative linguistics
- Other Related Sub-Themes
Individual Papers:
Individual papers are invited for presentations of 20 minutes, with a further
10 minutes for questions. Abstracts of no more than 300 words, including
references, should be sent via the submissions page
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaflporto2017) by 31 October 2016 (to
be considered in the first call). Please do not include your name, affiliation
and email address in the abstract itself. Notifications of acceptance of the
first call for papers will be communicated by 30 November 2016.
Posters:
Proposals for posters of no more than 300 words, including references, should
be sent via the submissions page
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iaflporto2017) by 31 October 2016 (to
be considered in the first call). Posters, which will be on display during the
conference, should be of A0 size (841mm x 1189mm) in portrait orientation.
Notifications of acceptance will be communicated by 30 November 2016.
Colloquia:
Proposals are invited for colloquia on particular topics related to forensic
linguistics/language and the law. Each colloquium should include several
independent papers and a joint discussion. Although 15 minutes per paper is
recommended, with 5 minutes per paper for discussion, the colloquium
organiser(s) will decide on the allocation of this time between the
introduction, the individual paper presentations and the discussion. Colloquia
proposals should be submitted by the colloquia organiser(s) and include an
abstract of no more than 750 words describing the overall colloquium, the
names of the individual contributors and the titles of the presentations, as
well as the name of the discussant. Submitted proposals should also indicate
the expected duration of the colloquium (1, 1.5 or 2 hours). Upon notification
of acceptance, the colloquium organiser(s) will be asked to submit all
individual abstracts (of no more than 300 words) by the end of March 2017 to
be included in the conference programme.
Official language: The official language of the conference is English, with
the exception of the special track (in Portuguese).
Organising Committee: Rui Sousa-Silva (Chair), Belinda Maia (Honorary Chair),
Rita Faria, Silvana Mota Ribeiro, Jorge Teixeira, Rui Effe, Joana Forbes,
Milaydis Sosa
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